Young LR.Humans in the air and space--looking beyond 2020.Aviat Space Environ Med. 2009 Jul;80(7):688.Note: This article, a meeting report, is the Space Medicine Association News topic for this issue of this journal and can be accessed online without cost.

Liu S, Angelaki DE.Vestibular signals in macaque extrastriate visual cortex are functionally appropriate for heading perception.J Neurosci. 2009 Jul 15;29(28):8936-45.Note: This paper is described in "This Week in the Journal," available online without cost.

Zongpeng Z.The current situation of China manned aerospace technology and the direction for its further development.Acta Astronaut. 2009 Aug-Sep;65(3-4):308-11.Note: From History section of paper: "At the end of the 14th century, Wan Hu, a scholar of the Ming Dynasty, tied himself to a chair with 47 biggest firecrackers and held a kite in each hand, trying to fly. He was the first person in the world to fly with the power of rocket." The outcome of this effort was not reported.